Arsenal should definitely be getting rid of this three players soon.
Arsenal in the recent transfer window have managed to ship out most of the deadwood in the squad (not necessarily deadwood) for a decent amount of money collectively, however there still remain players in the squad that should absolutely be moved on in the coming windows.
Factors such as injuries, incompatible profiles and age are the reasons why Arsenal should be getting rid of these players as early as possible. This is my opinion and I think the three players in no particular order would be:
Jakub Kiwior: The polish international had a stinker in his country’s win against Scotland last week that even made him to be hooked off at half time, this is not the only reason why I think we should get rid as soon as possible though, with him also not being technical enough to be playing for us.
He’s rigid, he’s not that flexible enough to invert into midfield from leftback which only his inability to progress the ball at an efficient level is to blame for, he’s also very inconsistent as we’ve seen through out last season with him being able to drop top performances like in the second half of the 3-1 win against Liverpool at home last season or drop poor displays like against Porto away. He’s also way below the pecking order at leftback or left center back which is another reason why I think we should be getting rid.
Thomas Partey: with the player already in the final year of his contract and reports of him having loads of suitors ready to snap him up this is a perfect scenario because we should be looking to move on anyway, ever since we triggered his £45million release clause back in 2020 he’s been plagued by a lot of injuries.
This has led to him missing large number of games in his time with the club so far, even till now gooners will not be surprised if he does get another injury that will keep him out for while due to the consistent occurrence. His injury issues along with inconsistency are the main reasons why I think we should get rid especially looking at how Jorginho or Declan could easily fill in on his behalf.
Gabriel Jesus: This will be a controversial one among gooners in the comments section but I don’t mind, I just think we should let him go as soon as possible. It already looks like Arteta has made his mind up already with Havertz being our main striker, so Gabriel Jesus should be moved on immediately given the type of striker he is (his profile).
I just think that moving forward we need a striker with more box presence that is not afraid to attack the channels while also being a dominant force in the air, we need a traditional number nine and I think Jesus should be sacrificed if we do bring one in soon (which I think we’ll do). Injuries and lack of goals aren’t helping his case however there is still time for him to prove me wrong, and boy I hope he does!
Let me get your thoughts gooners, which other players should we be getting rid off as soon as possible?
KENNETH BENJAMIN.
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Getting rid of asap! Really? Good job we didn’t ’get rid of them’ in this window, because with our current injury crisis we’d end up nearer the bottom of the league than the top.
I don’t think these are players were are desperate to be rid of. All are capable players (partey is extremely capable and still should be a starter when fit imo), but all could be improved on, so we should look to do in January or next year.
With our current squad makeup, only kiwior might be considered surplus to requirements following the calafiori signing – I do think he’s a very good CB and decent enough lb, though.
Disagree, disagree, and disagree and reassess in January as with everyone. imo, Kenneth is now trying to take Dan’s place with these types of articles but isn’t doing nearly as good of a job.
I would keep Kiwior but the other two can go and please can we sell Reiss Nelson just to get him off the books permanently Jesus not prolific misses too many chances and Partey injury prone and past his best We need a top striker and a creative midfielder i am not keen on the signing of Sterling but am desperately hoping he is on form over next two weeks as with the currerrent injury crisis our season could be over by christmas
Even Kiwior is not good as you imply. wait and see Tomiyasu gaining fitness and will start ahead of him. I didn’t like him against UCL matches. He lacks aggressiveness we see with Timber, Saliba, and Gabriel
You must be a man city fans or Liverpool for you to have said you will keep kiwior out of those three that has been mentioned… I will rather convert Nelson to a wing back and will keep him the team rather than having kiwior in my team, kiwior is not skillful enough to Play in a team like asernal I can beat it edelson man city goal keeper will do Much more better has a footballer than kiwior! He still in our team because Edu can’t find a team for him. One of arteta panic buy just like viera useless signing
Kiwior did a decent job playing at left back and has never even had a run in the side in his best position.
You didn’t watch him against Bayern at emirates
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Kiwior was horrific.
He was a walking highlight reel for almost every right winger he matched up against…
I thought we already had the replacements for these players, or at least better/alternative players in their positions. So you probably just mean “rid of”.
Personally, I think Jesus can be an asset, particularly in a Champion’s League run, but I have no time for the other two TBH.
Thomas is proving to be an asset at the moment he scored against Aston Villa and we’re backing him to do a good job against Spur and City in the absence of Declan which I am sure is going to carry out perfectly ( 🇬🇭 💪 ) Let’s hope and pray Jourginho plays well during this crisis I believe if these two can have a good four games for us they can bring out the best in Ethan watch out for that kid!
Talking about “getting rid of players” and actually offloading them, particularly if they’re under long-term contracts, are two (often very) different propositions.
Regarding Kiwior, I read a report that he had wanted to leave in the summer window with a number of Italian clubs interested but had been persuaded to say until January. If a suitable offer came in then Arsenal would, apparently, be prepared to let him leave. Seems more likely in the summer though.
Partey is in the last year of his contract, so his situation is different. He’s a good player when fit but I don’t see Arsenal offering to retain him.
What to do about Jesus? The second highest earner but, frankly, a striker who doesn’t score enough goals – and rarely has (only three double figure EPL totals since arriving in 2016). I think he’s under contract until 2027 so it’s possible he could be sold. I would sell him and bring in a (much needed) replacement in the summer. Whether that happens is anyone’s guess – probably not.
Arsenal also needs to review the position of Tierney and Tomiyasu in my opinion. Both have long standing injury problems (Tierney’s going back to his Celtic days). They are almost certainly less “saleable” than Jesus so, again, who knows?
Because of the wages, Jesus may be very difficult to find a good buyer for. Tomi’s situation may be much better as his wages are less than half of Jesus’ and also his Japanese commercial related revenues could continue to be very lucrative especially to the right club.
The earlier we start realising that Gabriel Jesus is a winger(not a striker), the better. For Partey, we should keep him even though we get a replacement- we need a strong bench too. For Kiwior, sell! He cost us last season against Bayern Munich-very easy to dribble past. And then there is Nelson….SELL. Then Tomiyasu….Good player, but always injured…..what to to? Keep and hope.
Viera too. the likes of Tavares and Sambi should leave permanently now
The writer should be aware that there is not one Club in the EPL which does not include peripheral players who are unlikely to become regular starters.Obviously our Manager does not share your somewhat blinkered views of the players mentioned and will no doubt use them, if fit, in Cup competitions or if our our established first picks lose form.I would remind you that Partey and Jesus have made meaningful contributions to the cause since they arrived at Arsenal ,and despite their injury problems, will continue to do so.As for Kwior, he was booked in the match against Scotland because he had been booked in the first half.As for Kwior,he has no pretentious of being a left back, but he is a decent back up at LCB for Gabriel, who it has to be said, has not been too impressive so far this season in my opinion.
Less we forget, at the start of 2024 ,it was Kiwior that helped Arsenal to an unbeaten run playing (out of position) efficiently at left back. As soon as Zinchenko replaced him against Aston villa ,Arsenal lost the match and the premier league title. Zinchenko is a defensive liability and must be sold asap instead of Kiwior.